The new Fast Startup feature of Windows 8 puts the filesystem's integrity at risk if other operating systems are used to write to Windows partitions. Data loss is particularly likely with dual-boot configurations that involve Linux and Windows 8.

If you read the article you will understand that any OS writing to a Windows 8 writable partition has the same problem as long as Windows 8 Fast Startup has been enabled

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